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Vietnam

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Offenbach Am Main vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Offenbach Am Main is 2.3 times more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 6.2 times more in Offenbach Am Main
Groceries: pay 58.9% more in Offenbach Am Main
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Offenbach Am Main
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Offenbach Am Main
Childcare: pay 51.1% more in Offenbach Am Main
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Offenbach Am Main
Clothing: pay 49.9% more in Offenbach Am Main

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and childcare in Offenbach Am Main are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Offenbach Am Main.

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Offenbach Am Main vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Offenbach Am Main instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 6.2 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Offenbach Am Main
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$18.48 €16.44	+860.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$13.44 €11.96	+190.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$3.92 €3.49	+629.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$3.64 €3.24	+997.0%
Average			+523.3%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.9% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Offenbach Am Main
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$1.93 €1.72	+79.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$8.03 €7.15	+32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$5.56 €4.95	-9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$3.57 €3.18	+120.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$4.89 €4.35	+197.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$1.52 €1.35	+11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$1.01 €0.90	+75.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$0.99 €0.88	+36.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$1.82 €1.62	+215.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.59 €0.52	+8.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.67 €0.60	+27.2%
Average			+58.9%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Offenbach Am Main
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$7.95 €7.08	+123.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	$67.74 €60.29	+486.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	+7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$23.51 €20.93	+305.3%
Average			+142.3%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Offenbach Am Main
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$52.21 €46.47	+399.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$933.11 €830.50	+59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$765.15 €681.01	+156.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$269.23 €239.62	+239.8%
Average			+128.8%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of housing

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pay 51.1% more for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Offenbach Am Main
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$531.87 €473.39	+21.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$44,341.53 €39,465.56	+88.2%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Offenbach Am Main
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$5.60 €4.98	+441.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$4.00 €3.56	+120.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$9.74 €8.67	+690.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$39.19 €34.88	+51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$10.08 €8.97	+190.9%
Average			+192.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 49.9% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Offenbach Am Main
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$96.30 €85.71	+86.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$45.91 €40.86	+32.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$125.04 €111.29	+36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$141.46 €125.90	+49.5%
Average			+49.9%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of clothing

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